Tag: Human rights

Many countries around the world recognise their citizens' access to a healthy environment as a constitutional right. Moreover, both the ...

Roger Waters calls for the release of activists who shut down an arms manufacturer

by The Canary

10 July 2023

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A group of nearly 80 public figures have issued a statement in support of activists for disrupting the UK operations ...

Male lion resting in the grass, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Biodiversity Credits Trophy Hunting

Trophy hunting and biodiversity credits are two sides of the same capitalist coin

3 July 2023

What do trophy hunting and biodiversity credits have in common? It sounds like the start of some crass joke. Only, ...

Fake flowers laid over the war on drugs by Anyone's Child as part of Support. Don't Punish

Bereaved families to descend on UK parliament to call for the legalisation of drugs

by Steve Topple

26 June 2023

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Families bereaved by the deaths of people from drugs are taking the case for legalisation to the UK parliament. It ...

Two White Rhinos in the wild in South Africa.

Peers parrot trophy hunting industry’s deceptive ‘neo-colonial’ defence against an imports ban

19 June 2023

At a debate in the House of Lords on Friday 16 June, a number of peers served as a mouthpiece ...

Palm oil monoculture plantations fill the view into the distance.

UK government funding environment-wrecking extractive projects with histories of human rights abuse

19 June 2023

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The UK government recently came under scrutiny for using development aid to fund projects which have violated the human rights ...

A new study quantifies the extent of extractive capitalism’s colonial violence against Indigenous Peoples worldwide

13 June 2023

A new study has highlighted that extractive projects are disproportionately harming Indigenous Peoples across the world. Published in the journal ...

It’s too late for the Arctic’s summer ice, study says, but not too late for the climate

12 June 2023

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In a new analysis, scientists have found that the Arctic could see ice-free summers as early as 2030. 'Ice free' ...

Support for trans-inclusive policies in the UK among the lowest in the world, according to Ipsos poll

12 June 2023

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Recent international research says that the UK ranks amongst the lowest in the world in terms of support for gender-affirming ...

Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean stood by his yellow car. Guardian EVs Electric Vehicles

Guardian has “Mr Bean moment” with Atkinson electric vehicle article

9 June 2023

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The Guardian has had a Mr Bean moment over electric cars on 3 June. British actor and petrolhead Rowan Atkinson ...

Rainbow capitalism was always going to fold if anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment rose: now, we’re at that moment

7 June 2023

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The months running up to Pride have seen right-wing shitheads whipping themselves into a frenzy regarding rainbow branding - particularly ...

Case calls on court to force TotalEnergies to suspend new oil and gas projects

5 June 2023

On 31 May a coalition of nonprofits, French cities, and the city of New York presented a demand at a ...

The UK was complicit in Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah’s torture. His lawyer says reparations should follow.

by Tom Coburg

1 June 2023

Warning: this article contains links to graphic images and descriptions of torture. Earlier in May, the Canary reported on the ...

The misconduct investigation into the EHRC’s Kishwer Falkner was over before it even began

26 May 2023

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Before it had even begun, a misconduct investigation into Kishwer Falkner - the chair of the UK's Equality and Human ...

The DWP and Universal Credit logos in reference to a benefits crackdown

The DWP’s latest Universal Credit plans could see it stop 632,000 peoples’ benefits

by Steve Topple

26 May 2023

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is once again shaking up Universal Credit. It's to do with the Work ...

Florida’s DeSantis issues slew of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation ahead of presidential campaign

23 May 2023